向平之原 — “Refers to the wish or completion of children's marriages”

Xiang Ping, a man from the Han Dynasty, was known for his lofty and unworldly character. He viewed the wealth and poverty, nobility and lowliness of the world with great indifference. One day, he couldn't help but sigh and exclaim, "Only now do I realize that being rich is not as good as being poor, and being noble is not as good as being humble."

Afterward, he mused to himself for a while. Several years later, he busied himself with arranging his son's marriage and his daughter's wedding. Once these were completed in one go, he sighed with relief, saying, "The tasks I ought to do are now finished."

From then on, he traveled extensively through famous mountains and rivers. After twenty or thirty years, there was no news of him. His son and daughter never saw him return. Everyone speculated that their father had either fallen ill and died in the mountains or had been eaten by a tiger.